One of the most romantic restaurants in Kansas City, Mano and Barbara Rafael’s French bistro in the River Market brings Paris to the Paris of the Plains. Start with the traditional French Onion soup (sweetened with Port), but leave room for one of the Lobster tails with a pureed Madagascar vanilla bean and champagne sauce. To get the full Le Fou Frog experience, make reservations for their Bastille Day celebration, a three-day event with a special menu, jazz bands, a Les Miz serenade—this year, Barbara played Fifi Lewis, the love child of Catherine Deneuve and Jerry Lewis. That’s why this place is “The Crazy Frog.”
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A Bit of Paris in the Paris of the Plains
One of the most romantic restaurants in Kansas City, Mano and Barbara Rafael’s French bistro in the River Market brings Paris to the Paris of the Plains. Start with the traditional French Onion soup (sweetened with Port), but leave room for one of the Lobster tails with a pureed Madagascar vanilla bean and champagne sauce. To get the full Le Fou Frog experience, make reservations for their Bastille Day celebration, a three-day event with a special menu, jazz bands, a Les Miz serenade—this year, Barbara played Fifi Lewis, the love child of Catherine Deneuve and Jerry Lewis. That’s why this place is “The Crazy Frog.”
